Where does “bjǫð” come from?

bjǫð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bedō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

bjǫð (Old Norse): flat land, ground

Definitions

  1. flat land, ground

Ancestry of “bjǫð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbedōa request; a prayer; plea
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bedō →